Haruka and Rido both followed young Juri around like lost puppies. Every corner, every walk, they followed close behind. Juri just waved them off, not wanting to be in any part of their life.

Close behind, another girl followed silently behind. She pressed a book close to her chest as she watched the older brothers chase after the girl. She watched, sadness hidden in her eyes as a smile was placed on her face.

Juri looked back, noticing the girl. She then stopped, causing the guys to stop as well. They looked at her with questioning gazes.

Juri waved and ran back to stand beside the girl. They looked exactly alike, from head to toe. This girl, was Juri's twin sister. Her name was…Kasumi Kuran.

Haruka and Rido turned, but did not face Juri's twin. It was as if an invisible wall kept them from seeing her. Instead, they looked at Juri. Juri glared at them both, but then turned to her twin, smiling brightly.

Kasumi gave her a shy smile back, pressing her books tighter on her chest. Juri sighed and shook her head, taking her sister's hand off the books, and placing it in hers.

She then walked forward with their hands linked, and their brothers parted, allowing them both to walk ahead. They kept eying Juri like a hawk, acting as if nothing had changed from this walk home.

After arriving back home, Juri lead Kasumi to their room, shutting the door. Leaving Haruka and Rido outside to listen on in.

Kasumi looked down and sighed sadly, letting go of Juri's hand and walking over to her bed. She plopped down on it, falling back and holding an arm over her eyes.

Juri watched from her bed, looking at her sister sadly. She was perhaps the only one that knew she existed. Everyone, including their parents, never glanced her way. Well, not that she had seen, but they could've glanced so fast that she didn't see.

It was rare for vampires to have twins, which shocked most when Kasumi came out after Juri. Though, after taking care of Kasumi for a while until she was about 3, their parents ignored her completely and always looked Juri's way.

Juri still remembered her sister as she shared her food and things. Haruka and Rido always went after her like she was the only girl in the world, but never had they once tried to advance towards Kasumi.

Kasumi was the weak twin out of the two, that could be one reason why they ignore her. But still, it wasn't right for them to just think that she was never born and never look at her.

Juri stood up from her seat on her bed and went over to her sister, holding out a hand.

Kasumi peeked out from under her arm, seeing Juri's outstretched hand. She raised a brow.

"Come on, Kasumi. Take my hand." Juri whispered, smiling.

Kasumi hesitated at first, but then took her arm away from her face and grabbed onto Juri's outstretched hand. Juri pulled her to her side, wrapping her arms around her twin. She laid her head on Kasumi's shoulder as her grip tightened.

Kasumi stiffened a bit, but soon relaxed in her sister's grasp. A sigh escaped her lips as she laid her head on Juri's shoulder.

"I'm so sorry, Kasumi. I didn't mean for you to be hurt. I wish…I wish…" Juri stuttered out, allowing only two small tears to fall from her eyes.

Kasumi's heart skipped a beat from those words. She nuzzled her head in between her twin's shoulder blade and chin. She sniffled a bit, with her eyes lowered a bit. She knew her sister was not at fault. It was just those around them decided to be this way.

She did not mean to make her sister feel like she was the blame. Only that she blamed herself for ever being born.

"Juri…it's not your fault. It's mine." Kasumi mumbled and closed her eyes.

Juri's eyes widen as she pulled away her twin, grabbing her by the shoulders and shook her. Her eyes blazed with fury by the sad look Kasumi gave her. She scowled. "What? How could you think that Kasumi! It's not your fault! Haven't I told you this before?"

Kasumi nodded slowly, biting her bottom lip and looked around the room, avoiding eye contact with her angry sister.

Juri closed her eyes and rubbed her throbbing temple. She sighed, and dropped her hands to her side. "Look, Kasumi, I know that you blame yourself, but it's not your fault. It's mine because I was born first and became the strongest out of us both."

Kasumi stared, saying nothing as her sister continued. "I hate our family and what they've done to you. I especially hate Haruka and Rido for following me around like the pervs they are! I don't deserve all of this love, you do, Kasumi." Juri said sadly, looking at the ground.

Kasumi reached out, and tugged at Juri's sleeve. The sad twin looked up, eyes widening as she saw her sister smiling brightly at her. "Juri…You…I thank you…" Kasumi sucked in a breath and made eye contact with her twin. She envied yet admired her. Juri was always one step ahead in everything. Though they may look alike, Kasumi knew they both were their own person.

"Kasumi…" Juri said with shock. She looked at her sister with surprise, but then closed her eyes and smirked. "Hmph. I see…Listen, I need you to make a promise to me, Kasumi." Juri whispered out, opening her eyes as tears began pouring down.

Kasumi was pulled to her twin's side, and listened in on every word. She gasped after those last words that left Juri's lips, and stepped back while shaking her head 'no.'

Juri nodded, tears still flowing. "Yes, Kasumi. I must, for both you and me." Kasumi allowed tears to fall from her eyes as well as she ran back up to her sister and brought her into a tight embrace. "Juri…" She sobbed out.

"Kasumi…" Juri chocked out as she began squeezing her sister. They kissed each other on the cheeks and pulled back. Juri smiled, and held out her hand for her sister to take.

Kasumi nodded and rubbed her tear streaked face, taking the outstretched hand.

They both opened the door and walked out of the room hand-in-hand. They did this for…this would be the last night they would have together.

Dinner was, as always, cruel and boring. Their parents sat at the end of the long, dark rectangle table. Six chairs sat. One on each end, two on each side.

Haruka and Rido sat before the twin girls as they stared at Juri, boring a hole through her head. Juri rolled her eyes and turned her gaze towards Kasumi. She saw her sister shifting uncomfortably from the cold glance their father was giving her.

Juri glared at him, reaching out and taking Kasumi's hand to help soothe her innocent twin. It worked, having Kasumi relax and sigh softly.

Their mother smiled widely and brightly as she brought her sight on her twin girls. Besides Juri, she may be the only one who at least knows of Kasumi's existence. She may not talk or watch Kasumi, but she was the only one who had gotten a twin bedroom for them both. She knows that Kasumi means no harm, but her husband wanted her to do nothing for Kasumi, so she did. Though, when he was not looking, she made sure to make an extra plate every now and then for the forgotten twin.

The food set before them, they all began to dig in. Though, nothing was special as they enjoyed the silence and the meal. But, soon that died away as Mr. Kuran cleared his throat.

They turned, questioning looks and confusion go all around the table. He turned to look at the twin girls, and then his boys.

"Ahem, as you may know, Juri is your sister who is single."

Haruka and Rido nod, glancing at her from the corner of their eyes.

"And well, we're sorry to say this, but me and your mother have been talking and well...there is going to be an arranged marriage."

Juri paused from eating, looking around with wide eyes. Kasumi bit her lip and looked down at her barely touched plate sadly. Haruka and Rido sat forward, eager to hear what was going to be said next.

Mr. Kuran looked at his wife. She sighed sadly and motioned for him to continue. He nodded and cleared his throat once again. "Ahem, Juri, my dear daughter, I'm sorry to put you through this, but it's better if you marry…"

Juri leaned back and sighed angrily. Rido and Haruka leaned even forward more eagerly than before. Kasumi sobbed to herself with silent cries as she looked at her sister.

"…your older brother…Rido Kuran." Haruka was shocked. He fell back in his seat as Rido began cheering. His eyes wide and mouth gaping, he looked at his father and mother with disbelief.

Rido smirked and sat back, crossing his arms with a knowing gaze as he turned to Haruka who glared at him. Haruka then tore his glare off of Rido and towards his father. He stood, pushing his chair back, and slammed his fist down angrily on the table. It shook, almost sending the plates down into a crash.

"Haruka!" Their mother screeched as she stood as well. A scolding look formed on her face as she looked at him disapprovingly.

Their father nodded knowingly and sighed angrily. He rubbed his throbbing temples and wondered if he was making the right decision for their family and its future. "Haruka, sit down." He gritted out, glancing at his furious son.

Haruka sat back down, fuming as he crossed his arms. Mr. Kuran figured that he would act like this. \Actually, either of them would've acted like this. But the reason why he did this…was because of… He turned his gaze on Kasumi.

Kasumi felt the stare and tore her eyes off of Juri to the man who completely ignored her. His eyes softened a bit, but he still had that cold, hard look in his eyes. Kasumi flinched a bit.

"I am sorry, Haruka. But, our decision is final. Juri and Rido, you shall pack your bags and leave to the house we placed for you both to stay in." Mr. Kuran nodded at the four guards that had appeared before them. They nodded back and took both Rido and Juri, leaving just Kasumi, Haruka, and their parents.

Haruka looked heartbroken as he watched his Juri be taken away before his eyes. He glared at his father, scowling.

Mr. Kuran didn't seem to be fazed as he narrowed his eyes. He then stood, walking on over to give Haruka a pat on his shoulder. "There now, Haruka. You'll find that what you've been looking for, has been here this whole time." Haruka looked at his father with bewilderment.

He turned to his mother, and she nodded at him as she began to clean the table. Haruka then turned his head, and he saw her for the first time. He smiled, thinking it was Juri, and ran over to hug her in a tight embrace.

He closed his eyes and sighed happily. He sniffed her hair, she smelled like his Juri. He pulled away, looking her up and down. She looked like his Juri. Though, he caught something he never caught before.

Her eyes. They looked…so distant, so sad, so…mysterious. He gasped to himself, and stepped back. She was not…his Juri. She was…She was…He couldn't process the thought as he stared at her with his jaw slacked.

Kasumi blushed a bit, finally receiving some contact by one of her brothers. But, she did freeze when he randomly hugged her, even though she knew why. He had thought she was Juri, but she was not in fact her twin in the flesh.

Kasumi stood, feeling his gaze still on her, and walked away and muttered a, 'I'm sorry.' She then walked off and towards her room, to think and cry silently to herself about how lonely she'll be without her twin by her side.

Haruka stood there in a daze. He didn't know what to say. Was she ever there in his entire life? How did she even appear from thin air? But then he remembered back, Juri was born with another. Identical, though he only saw her twin once, but never again did he lay eyes on her again.

He shook his head and frowned. "Why have I never seen her? Was there a barrier? Was it because I found Juri more attractive yet they were the same? Why…?" he mumbled, asking himself over and over as he walked off into the shadows of a dark hall.

Mr. and Mrs. Kuran stood far off in the corner after watching Haruka beginning to be confused. They tore their gaze off on him and looked at each other. "Husband…Why have we not paid attention to our second daughter?" Mrs. Kuran whispered out sadly, taking the hand of her husband and kissing it gently.

Mr. Kuran sighed and reached out and kissed her forehead softly. "I did not want the Senate to know about her. If we paid no attention to her, she would be safe. But now…since Juri is gone…she won't be in safe hands anymore…" he grumbled out, leading his wife to their chambers.

She sighed softly and looked down at the floor. "I feel…horrible for not being by her side all this time. I hated everything we did to hurt her."

"But all in all, we proved that we loved her by protecting her from their evil clutches. We have saved her from a nightmare."

"But husband…" Mrs. Kuran began, biting her lip. "Her nightmare has now just begun, hasn't it?"

He nodded slowly. "Yes, in fact, it had already began as soon as Juri left with Rido." he said darkly, looking down as his face was overshadowed.

Cliffy…

I just had this thought in my head for so long that I decided to type it up. Hope you like, maybe or maybe not. Please, Read and Review to tell me what you think so far. And p.s., Kasumi means "mist" in Japanese. I thought it suited her because basically she was covered in a mist, hidden from the naked eye to see, even though her parents knew she existed and her twin. And, what Juri told Kasumi will be said in the next chapter, so, stay tuned.

Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight or Haruka or anybody from the anime/manga, I only own my oc, Kasumi.